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2016-10 1975 Former world champion (2000–2007), formerly world no. 1 (1996, 2008), formerly youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating 10 Bulgaria: Veselin Topalov: 2816 2015-07 1975 Highest-ranked Bulgarian player (since 1993), former world champion (FIDE 2005–2006), formerly world no. 1 (2006–2007, 2008–2009) United States: Hikaru Nakamura
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
In 2019, the format has been changed by FIDE once again, making Grand Prix a knock-out series with 21 players taking part in the Series and 16 player in each event. 20 players qualified by rating and 2 are wild cards invited by organizers. The cities were Moscow, Riga, Hamburg and Jerusalem. The Series is organized by World Chess (formerly Agon ...
In May 2012, he placed third in the 20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmö, behind the winner, Fabiano Caruana, and the runner-up, Peter Leko. [10] Later that year, in August 2012, he ended in a tie for third in the World Junior Championship in Athens, placing fourth on tiebreak. [11] He has been trained by Evgenij Agrest since 2013. [12]
At least five of the players must hold a FIDE title (excluding Candidate Masters), at least three of whom must be Grandmasters. The average FIDE rating of the participants must be at least 2380. At least three different national chess federations must be represented. A minimum time control is set, equivalent to about a four-hour playing session ...
Game 1 last Friday drew 15.2 million viewers — the most-watched World Series opener since Astros-Dodgers 2017 (which delivered 15.3 mil) — and had a peak audience of 17.8 million from 11:30 pm ...
Richárd Rapport (born 25 March 1996) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 11 months, and six days, making him Hungary's youngest ever grandmaster. [3] He was the Hungarian Chess Champion in 2017 and was the fifth-rated player in the world in May 2022. [4]
Here is the full schedule for the upcoming MLB playoffs. ... World Series (Best-of-7): October 25: World Series Game 1. October 26: World Series Game 2. October 28: World Series Game 3.